Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership

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Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership Although the specific job descriptions and work plans may vary slightly from one school district to another, mentor’s work is focused on enhancing communication and collaboration between families, schools, and communities in order to improve outcomes for students with disabilities and their families. Families: Parent mentors provide information and resources to…

Tri-State Therapeutic Riding Center

ADD/ADHD, Autism, Behavior, Blind & Visually Impaired, Communication, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Developmental Disabilities, Doctor & Therapy Groups, Down Syndrome, Hippotherapy, Intellectual Disabilities, Nonverbal Learning DIsorders, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Sensory, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury

Tri-State Therapeutic Riding Center offers hippotherapy (horseback riding therapy) services to children with special needs.   Multiple options available – single events, ongoing therapy sessions, etc.  For more details and to learn about specific services, contact Denise Lineberry at Tri State Therapeutic Riding Center.

Fragile Kids Foundation: New Equipment Grants for Georgia Families

Accessibility, Accommodations & Modifications, Down Syndrome, Financial Resources, Georgia, Insurance, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury

“For over 25 years the consistent mission of the Fragile Kids Foundation is to enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of children with support, supplies and prescribed medical equipment not covered by Georgia Medicaid or private insurance for Georgia’s medically fragile children living with chronic illnesses, genetic and traumatic disorders and orthopedic and neuro-muscular…

Christian Royal Pottery

Down Syndrome, Recreation, Transition

“Christian Royal is a young man with Down syndrome who struggles with single words and has yet to grasp basic addition or time.  However, since his teen years, Christian has shown an interest in, and aptitude for, working with clay. Christian was unable to “do” school as other students did and began making pottery as…

Miracle League Comes to Chattanooga

Autism, Blind & Visually Impaired, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Spina Bifida, Transition, Traumatic Brain Injury

The Miracle League believes that Every Child Deserves a Chance to Play Baseball. There are currently 240+ Miracle League organizations in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada serving more than 200,000 children and adults with unique abilities. Miracle League is coming to Chattanooga!

Center for Courageous Kids

ADD/ADHD, Autism, Blind & Visually Impaired, Caregiving, Community Events, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Financial Resources, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, News, Nonverbal Learning DIsorders, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Respite, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury

The Center for Courageous Kids is a not for profit Medical Camping Facility founded by the late Ms. Betty Turner Campbell in October of 2004 and opened for the first family weekend in February of 2008.